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portant item with the farmer who has stock 
that must be pastured from spring until fall. 
Crimson clover is not popular in this country, 
except in some portions of the eastern part of 
the country. Here it is sown about the first 
of August and used mostly for a cover crop, 
or a green manure crop. It can be used as hay, 
but it has not been raised for this purpose very 
much as yet, due to the hairy character of its 
stems and leaves. 
OTHER LEGUMES 
We have now come to realize that alfalfa and 
the clovers are quite important in our Ameri¬ 
can system of agriculture, but we must not con¬ 
clude that these two plants are the only legumes 
w v hich the farmer has to depend upon. There 
are quite a few other plants that have the abil¬ 
ity of storing up nitrogen by means of these 
root bacteria. Such crops as soy beans, cow- 
peas, field pea, field bean, bur clovers, and 
peanuts are all classified as leguminous crops 
that not only improve the Soil, but give the best 
returns in feeding value. Some of these legumes 
are confined to certain sections of the coun¬ 
try, but we will discuss some of their outstand¬ 
ing characteristics, in order to obtain a general 
idea of their proper growth and cultivation. 
The soy bean is rapidly making a place for 
itself in this country, despite the fact that it 
is a comparatively new crop in America. Adapt¬ 
ed to almost any type of soil, the soy bean is 
finding favor everywhere. It grows especially 
